Table 1.
Characteristics of children aged 6–23 months who live with mother, HDHS 2005–2006 (N = 1701)
| N | % | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 855 | 50.3 | 47.6 | 53.0 |
| Male | 846 | 49.7 | 47.0 | 52.4 |
| Age group | ||||
| 6–8 months | 299 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 20.2 |
| 9–11 months | 274 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 18.3 |
| 12–17 months | 608 | 35.7 | 32.9 | 38.7 |
| 18–23 months | 520 | 30.6 | 28.0 | 33.3 |
| Type of birth | ||||
| Multiple | 38 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| Single | 1663 | 97.8 | 96.4 | 98.6 |
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| Maternal BMI | ||||
| Underweight | 109 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 16.4 |
| Overweight | 147 | 18.0 | 14.6 | 21.9 |
| Normal | 564 | 68.8 | 64.3 | 72.9 |
| Maternal education | ||||
| No school | 243 | 29.4 | 25.3 | 34.0 |
| Primary | 361 | 43.8 | 39.1 | 48.5 |
| Secondary+ | 221 | 26.8 | 22.9 | 31.1 |
| Mother currently employed | ||||
| Yes | 844 | 49.8 | 46.6 | 53.1 |
| No | 850 | 50.2 | 46.9 | 53.4 |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Lowest | 410 | 24.1 | 20.5 | 28.1 |
| Second | 359 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 24.4 |
| Middle | 326 | 19.1 | 16.5 | 22.2 |
| Fourth | 356 | 20.9 | 17.8 | 24.5 |
| Highest | 250 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 17.7 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 580 | 34.1 | 30.9 | 37.4 |
| Rural | 1121 | 65.9 | 62.6 | 69.1 |
| Department | ||||
| Nord‐Ouest | 107 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
| Nippes | 45 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Sud‐Est | 105 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.8 |
| Nord | 164 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 11.5 |
| Nord‐Est | 63 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Artibonite | 309 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 21.2 |
| Centre | 193 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 14.4 |
| Sud | 100 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 7.4 |
| Grand‐Anse | 73 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 5.7 |
| Ouest (including PAP) | 542 | 31.8 | 28.6 | 35.3 |
| Access to health care | ||||
| Currently has child health card | ||||
| Yes | 1457 | 85.6 | 82.2 | 88.5 |
| No | 244 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 17.8 |
| Mother antenatal visit | ||||
| 4+ | 827 | 50.8 | 47.4 | 54.3 |
| 0–3 times | 799 | 49.2 | 45.7 | 52.6 |
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HDHS, Haiti Demographic and Health Survey; PAP, Port‐au‐Prince.